- President Donald Trump criticized Canada Friday after Americans were disinvited from the opening ceremony of the newly completed Gordie Howe Bridge .
- The $4.7 billion Gordie Howe Bridge, connecting Detroit, Michigan, to Windsor, Ontario, was completed, but a planned joint opening ceremony was canceled after Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Canadian goods, leading Canadian officials to deem a joint celebration “inappropriate.”
- “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine, considering they are paying substantial TARIFFS to the United States,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “But the original deal on the bridge, which was terribly negotiated by a previous Administration, no longer stands. We changed the terms of the deal so that the United States of America now gets 50% of the profit.”
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Trump's tariffs as a “direct violation” of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, emphasizing that Canada is prepared to engage to resolve outstanding issues.
- Relations between the US and Canada have deteriorated since Trump took office, marked by repeated tariff hikes on Canadian goods. Further tensions include Trump's comments on Canadian wildfires and suggestions of annexing Canada, contributing to high Canadian disapproval of Trump's leadership and concerns about potential US invasion, according to recent polls.
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Trump angrily responds as new US-Canada bridge opens and Americans are left out of the ceremony
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